Re: public domain question

From: Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:30:45 -0700

On 4/13/2000, Neil Wilkof <wilkofnj[_at_]inter.net.il> wrote:
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> On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Tyler T. Ochoa <tochoa[_at_]law.whittier.edu> wrote:
> >
> > The same may be true if "no one" owns it; but by phrasing public
> > ownership in the affirmative, I hope to establish that the public has
> > rights that cannot be divested by other means, such as access controls
> > and adhesion contracts.
>
> But it can't be as easy as how I phrase it. I can call a "cow"
> a "duck" if I want; it is still a member of the bovine family.

But if it's not clear if it's a cow or a duck and you want it to be a duck, calling it a duck may make it a duck. In the law, it's often not clear whether it's a cow or a duck, and the language used in a discussion about the unknown beast may influence how people/judges view it.

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Bob Stock <bstock[_at_]mindspring.com>
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1206/

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